Dirk Dutchman 1 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Hello, I have over thousands of notes. Each note starts with a date and then the Title, like " 20180323 Title". This I have to insert manually. There is a shortcut option SHIFT-CMD-D, however the date format that I need is not in there! Can you please add the date format YYYYMMDD to the date options? Can you also create an option where a note title can start automatically with the date field YYYYMMDD? This really makes Evernote much more efficient. The impact on other user's functionality is nearly zero. So that should not hold you back on this one! Best, Dirk Link to comment
0 Level 5* DTLow 5,734 Posted March 23, 2018 Level 5* Share Posted March 23, 2018 I moved the request to the Feature Request Forum I also use a date prefix for the note title. I use a script to process my notes: notebook, title, tags, reminder ... The script inserts the date in the format I want. set theTitle to theSubjectDate & " " & theSubject & " " & theDescription See the post linked below for setting the date format on a Mac 1 Link to comment
0 Dirk Dutchman 1 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Hi, Do you have more information about how to run such a script within Evernote? I have no experience with that. Thanks! Link to comment
0 Level 5* DTLow 5,734 Posted March 23, 2018 Level 5* Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Dirk Dutchman said: Do you have more information about how to run such a script within Evernote? I wrote some information in the post linked below For this use case, I write the script as per the sample screenshot and have it stored ready to use Then, after selecting notes in Evernote, I run the script using the menu 1 Link to comment
0 Eldorado 26 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Whow! That's really easy - but I'm on Windows... Do You have a suggestion where to find some hints how to automate EN on Windows? Link to comment
0 Level 5* DTLow 5,734 Posted March 23, 2018 Level 5* Share Posted March 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, Eldorado said: Whow! That's really easy - but I'm on Windows... Do You have a suggestion where to find some hints how to automate EN on Windows? Scripting is only available on Macs, but there are keyboard macro apps like Keyboard Maestro. Someone else will have to give advice on these. You might post in the Windows forum. Link to comment
0 Level 5* gazumped 11,474 Posted March 23, 2018 Level 5* Share Posted March 23, 2018 This is a Mac thread, so we tend to have assumptions about your OS here... the easy way to set this up in Windows is a free app - Phrase Express - which can insert a date as you require. Setting up a shortcut with this code... {#datetime -f yyyymmdd hhmm} Gets you this entry: 20180323 1654 There's an extensive help feature which will let you create different options as necessary. 1 Link to comment
0 Level 5* Metrodon 2,184 Posted March 23, 2018 Level 5* Share Posted March 23, 2018 TextExpander on the Mac is great for this sort of stuff. Phrase Express is like an ugly Windows sister but it does the job too. Link to comment
0 Level 5 Adjusting 276 Posted March 23, 2018 Level 5 Share Posted March 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Dirk Dutchman said: This I have to insert manually. There is a shortcut option SHIFT-CMD-D, however the date format that I need is not in there! Can you please add the date format YYYYMMDD to the date options? The four options available for Insert Date are simply based on the four date formats in System Preferences (Short, Medium, Long, Full). In order to set your own date format, go to System Preferences->Language & Region->Advanced->Dates 2 Link to comment
0 Roberthaas 0 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Use Textexpander on the mac, iphone, ipad. Is ‘n awsome tool that speeds up your workflow tremendous and is perfect for things like this. Would only be great if Textexpander is fully integrated in evernote so it also works with the Smart keyboard voor Ipad pro. Ps. you can also use Smartentry to put your notes in evernote. With one click on the clock icon it sets date (and time) they way you set it as default. Link to comment
0 Noodleworm 5 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 For Windows 10: If you want to format the date and time with something more unique, you'll need to use Control Panel. Open Control Panel. Click on the Clock, Language, and Region link. Click on the Change date, time, or numbers formats link. Under the Formats tab, click on the Additional settings button. Click on the Time tab. Link to comment
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Dirk Dutchman 1
Hello,
I have over thousands of notes. Each note starts with a date and then the Title, like " 20180323 Title".
This I have to insert manually. There is a shortcut option SHIFT-CMD-D, however the date format that I need is not in there!
Can you please add the date format YYYYMMDD to the date options?
Can you also create an option where a note title can start automatically with the date field YYYYMMDD?
This really makes Evernote much more efficient. The impact on other user's functionality is nearly zero. So that should not hold you back on this one!
Best, Dirk
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